Law enforcement agencies routinely bring in outside organizations and individuals for trainings and workshops on specific topics – drugs, domestic violence, terrorism, etc. A disturbing trend amidst the recent rise of Islamophobia in recent years is the deception of local, state and sometimes even federal law enforcement agencies by self-proclaimed security and terrorism experts. These so-called experts are sometimes well known Islamophobes – anti-Muslim bigots who earn a living from producing misinformation and hatred on Islam and Muslims.

CAIR-PA Executive Director Moein Khawaja traveled to Harrisburg to discuss this phenomenon with state police, local and federal law enforcement officials from across the state, in order to prevent such a thing from happening here. Khawaja warned the officials of individuals and organizations that may pose as experts, when in fact they are merely anti-Muslim bigots. As CAIR-PA continues to build better relations with law enforcement, we hope that what results is a better, safer environment for Muslim Americans and law enforcement personnel who are well-trained – not deceived – and thus, better able to perform their duties in keeping us all safe.